Milk-pail.



G. E. BRADFORD.

MILK PAIL.

APPLIOATION FILED 111:0. 26, 1911.

L'MQM 8, Patented 001. s, 1912.

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unrrsn CLINTON E. BRADFORD, T5 ARJ'GUSTA, \FFTSCONSIN.

IMIIILEAIL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct n, it Hi 2.

Application filed December 1tl1.'- Serial No. 667,682.

This invention relates to certain new and u, "ul in:prtweinents in milk pail and has for its primary object-to provide an im proved cover or top for such pails having an opening therein, and; means i'or removahly securing a suitable strainer over said opening.

A further object of the invention to pro-- ride means for effectually preventing the entrance ot dirt or other foreign matter into the milk receiving opening of the pad cover and also prevent the spattering of the milk upon the top of the cover and upon the ()pOltll'Ol', as itstrikes the strainer.

A still further object oft-he 'invention is to provide asimple, etticient and durable device of this character which will t'airly pertorm the above functions and may also be manufactured at a very small cost.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel t'eatures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullv descrihed and claimed, and illustrated in the accom-- pai iying drawings, in which Figure l is a longitudinal section of the upper portion of the pail showing a top or cover thereon embodying my imprm'emenls: Fig.9 is a top plan view; and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of the st ainer securing memherremoved.

Referring in detail to the drawing 5 designates a milk pail or receptacle which may he of any approved form and desired size. Upon this pail the cover 6 is adapted to be removably arranged in the usual manner, said cover havingan annular flange or rim to engage the wall ot the pail. The cover 6 is of concave-convex i orm as shown and at one side of its center is provided with a suhstantially elliptical-shaped or elongated opening 7 and to said cover around the edge of said opening the upstanding metal rim or flange 8 is secured. This flange may lie soldered or otherwise fixed to the cover wall. A strainer 9 is adapted to be arranged upon the upper edge of this hinge 8 over the opening in the pail cover. This strainer may heel cheese clo h or other loosely woven t'ahri'c, or wire gauze ma v he used it desired. The strainer isiheld iii position over the opening 7 in the pail cover by means oi" the member 10. Thi ineni er is of the same lorm in plan as the ()IKl'llllQ' in the cover (5 hut is of slightly greater diameter than the upstanding flange 7 which surrounds said opening so that the body portion 11 ot the inemher 10 will lit closely around said llange. Upon one edge of the hotly ll of the meni 'ier it) an inwardly inclined'tlange '15.? is formed. This flange is gradually reduced in width or tapers at its ends as indicated at l9. This flange l2 extends lor aliout one'halt ot' the perimetrical extent ol the ineniher l0 and a second flange 13 is disposed upon the hody 11 ot the memher l0 and extends upon the remaining portion of its wall. This latter flange. however, is of less width than'the' flange 12 and is inclined in an opposite direction theretoso that said flanges 12 and 13 are convergently disposed with relation to the walls of the body 11. p i

in the use of the device, the straining cloth or gauze is arranged over the opening in the cover 6 of the pail and the body wall oi the meinher 10 is then engaged therewith.

said member being traced downwardly upon the llauge or upstanding wall 8 ol the cover to torce the clothor gauze between the outer surface thereof and the inner surface of the hotly wall ll. The strainer 9 will thus he held tightly in position over said opening in the pail cover. 'l heuseiyplaces the 1l1tmher it) upon the wall 8 with the wider ilange I) disposed inwardly, so that the same will he ('lisposed nearest to him when he takes his position for the milking operation. .\s the milk strikes upon the straining cloth or gauze, it will spatter against the inner tare of theflanges 12 and 1S and he drained hack upon said strainer so that the los from this cause is entirely eliminated. The flange 12 also obviates liability ol the mill; hecoming impregnated"with dust and dirt. said flange proviiiling a protection for the strainer.

From the foregoing it is helit 'ed that the construction and manner of u e of my iin proved pail cover will he fully understood.

l.he device is vcrv simple in construction and will elt'ectuallv overcome the numerous objections existing in devices of this character now known in the art. The pail is kept in a perfectly sanitary condition and all danger of contamination is avoided.

@Wihg to the simplicity of the device it will further beobvious that the same can be manufactured at small cost andis 'Verydurable in practical use. The straining cloth or gauze'may be easily and quickly removed and cleansed when necessary and then re=' placed in position upon the cover.

While I have shown and described the preferred construction and arrangement of the various parts, it will be understood that the invention is susceptible voi considerable modification Without departing from the essential feature or sacrificing any, of the advantages thereof.

having thus described the invention What is claimed is p A milk jpail cover having an eccentrically located opening formed therein, said open- 2e ing being elliptical with its shorter axis coincident With the diameter of the cover, an

upstanding flange surrounding said opening, and a removable cloth retaining member of a shape to fit snugly around said flange,-Whereby to frictionally hold a strain ing cloth beteen theretaining memberland said flange, said repaining meniben being formed on both sides of its longer ax s with upstanding oppositely disposed and over-' hanging flanges, tapering toward the ends of the retaining member. 

